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What the FAA Layoffs Mean for Air Safety

Along with all its air traffic controllers at airports, the FAA also regulates drones and rocket launches and looks for missile threats.

Rolling Stone on MSN · 17h

FAA Employees Say Trump and Musk’s Purge Is a ‘Threat’ to Air Safety

Donald Trump and Elon Musk fired hundreds of Federal Aviation Administration employees. The administration argues it won’t affect air safety.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 9h

FAA Fires Hundreds of Workers, Sparking Concerns About Air Safety

Staff cuts hit employees who support aviation safety and security operations as the agency is grappling with a series of airplane crashes.

Bloomberg on MSN · 1d

Air-Traffic Union Analyzing Safety Impact of FAA Firings

A union representing air safety personnel said it’s reviewing the fallout from a slew of firings late Friday that affected US Federal Aviation Administration employees, just a few weeks after the worst US civil aviation disaster in decades.

Washington Examiner · 12h

Democrats lambaste Trump for FAA layoffs amid air disasters: ‘Compromising our safety’

Several hundred probationary workers at the FAA received word they had been fired in late-night emails on Friday, according to Dave Spero, president of the Professional Aviation Safety Specialists union.

Rolling Out20h

Troubling FAA firings spark aviation safety fears

The Federal Aviation Administration faces mounting scrutiny following an unprecedented wave of terminations that has left ...

Trump Administration Begins Firing Hundreds of FAA Staff Despite Recent Safety Concerns

The firings hit the FAA as federal officials have been raising concerns about an overtaxed and understaffed air traffic ...

7don MSN

Arizona Plane Crash: Here’s What We Know As Jets Collide At Scottsdale Airport

Scottsdale Airport in Arizona was closed Monday afternoon after a business jet owned by Mötley Crüe singer Vince Neil—who was ...

Trump begins firings of FAA employees just weeks after fatal DC plane crash

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees just weeks after a fatal ...

Fed firings hit FAA staff

The Trump administration has begun firing several hundred Federal Aviation Administration employees, upending staff on a busy air travel weekend and just weeks after a January fatal midair ...

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